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"Houses at Hampton Roads vary in price depending on the size and direct location. However, the median sales price for a home in Hampton Roads as of July 11th, is considered 177,000."
Richmond, Virginia, was the capitol of the Confederate States of America. That would be the South.
At the Battle of Hampton Roads in 1862, the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia engaged in the first battle of ironclads. Although a technical draw, the Virginia had to return to dock for repairs. Its earlier assaults on wooden Union warships would not be repeated.
Ironclad ships were used for the first time.
The Union Monitor and the Confederate Merrimack, renamed the Virginia, traded blows in Hampton Roads for several hours but neither was able to disable the other. Eventually both ships retreated to their bases, the Virginia more the worse for wear, and never met again.
It was, in fact, not won by anyone. The two ironclads USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (Merrimack) fought against each other for hours. The cannons would not pierce either ship and the battle ended in a draw.
The Romans were quite intelligent and capable. They would have designed their own roads.
they would sometimes build roads
The first battle ever of opposing ironclad warships took place at Hampton Roads in March, 1862. The objective of Confederate ironclad the CSS Virginia was to destroy Union wooden shipping in Hampton Roads bay. It succeeded in destroying 3 Union ships. Fear struck Washington DC and there wild stories that the Virginia could sail to New York and destroy ships there. Luckily, the new Union ironclad, the Monitor, the first ironclad with a rotating turret arrived and the two ships squared off for battle. It seemed the Virginia got the worst of it. Neither ship would see much action afterwards. The Virginia was set afire at the docks in Norfolk harbor, to prevent capture by Union troops. The Monitor, a work of genius would sink later in the Atlantic Ocean.
To get a map of west Virginia I would go to the official state site west Virginia dot Gov. They have a good map with all the famous destinations pointed out with roads.
The average per square foot cost to build a home in southern Virginia is about $117. This means a 1,000 square foot home would cost about $117,000 to build.
Soldiers would cook for themselves. Roads and bridges would be built by Engineering Officers. A surprisingly high number of West Point graduates started off in the Corps of Topographical Engineers.